Lifecycle record

VS-C6506E-S720-10G EOL & EOSL Dates

Cisco Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray+Sup720-10G; IP Base ONLY incl. VSS

Lifecycle status

In EOSL Phase

VS-C6506E-S720-10G reached its last date of support on 2020-07-31. Cisco support services are no longer available for this model. Recommended replacement: VS-C6506E-SUP2T.

Last checked: 2026-06-16

EOL & EOSL Dates and Details

End-of-Life Announcement (EOL) 2014-10-31
End of Sale (EOS) 2015-07-31
End of Service Life (EOSL) 2020-07-31
Manufacturer Cisco
Category Switches
Product Series Cisco Catalyst 6500
Part Number VS-C6506E-S720-10G
Release Date -
Replacement Part Number VS-C6506E-SUP2T
Replacement Product Name Cisco Catalyst Chassis+Fan Tray + Sup2T; IP Services ONLY incl VSS

Lifecycle Timeline

Recorded lifecycle milestones in date order.

  • End-of-Life Announcement (EOL)
    2014-10-31


  • End of Sale (EOS)
    2015-07-31


  • Last Ship Date
    2015-10-31


  • End of SW Maintenance
    2018-07-31


  • End of Service Contract Renewal
    2019-10-31


  • End of Service Life (EOSL)
    2020-07-31

Additional Information

Support milestones and the official source recorded for this model.

Last Ship Date: HW, License 2015-10-31
End Of New Service Attachment Date: HW 2016-07-31
End Of SW Maintenance Releases Date: HW 2018-07-31
End Of Routine Failure Analysis Date: HW 2016-07-31
End Of Service Contract Renewal Date: HW 2019-10-31
Official EOL Notice View Official EOL Documentation
Additional Information Upon LDoS of the Bundle PIDs, customers have the option to book Service Contracts on the individual components of the Bundle, based on components support availability.

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BF-S720-64MB-RP Cisco Bootflash for SUP720-64MB-RP 2014-10-31 2015-07-31
BF-S720-64MB-SP Cisco Catalyst 6500 64MB bootflash 2014-10-31 2015-07-31
CF-ADAPTER Cisco Compact Flash Adapter for Sup720/3B/3BXL 2014-10-31 2015-07-31
CISCO-IOS-SOFTWARE-RELEASE-15-0-1-SY Cisco Catalyst 6500 IOS Software Release 15.0(1)SY 2014-04-30 2014-10-29
CLK-7600 Cisco Spare Clock card for CISCO7603, CISCO7606 or CISCO7609 (FRU) 2020-07-31 2020-10-30
CONNECTOR-KIT Cisco Connector Kit 2020-07-31 2020-10-30
FAN-MOD-09 Cisco Fan Mod CISCO7609 (2 required)/Cat6509-NEB-A (1 required) 2014-10-31 2015-07-31
FERRITE-BEAD Cisco FERRITE-BEAD 2020-07-31 2020-10-30